If you feel so compelled, you may share this with Realtors in your office or others that support this cause. The goal is 1,200 member signatures.
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The right to petition is stated within the policy that defines this process. This can be found on page 21 of the HAAR Policy Manual dated 8/10/2023 and is as follows:
REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
In the event an Officer/Director is deemed to be incapable of fulfilling the duties for which elected, but will not resign from office voluntarily, the Officer/Director may be removed from office under the following procedure:
A petition requesting the removal of an Officer/Director, signed by not less than one-third (1/3) of the voting membership or a majority of all Directors, shall be filed with the President, or if the President is the subject of the petition, with the next ranking Officer, and shall specifically set forth the reasons for disqualification of further service.
Upon receipt of the petition the Board of Directors shall select a committee of five (5) elected Officers/Directors to serve as a Hearing Panel. Their duty shall be to study the charges as set forth in the petition to determine the validity of such charges. The person who is the subject of the petition shall have the right to be heard by the Hearing Panel. Upon hearing the charges, the Hearing Panel may do one (1) of the following:
✓ Dismiss the charges that the Hearing Panel deems to be unjustifiable,or
✓ Send the petition to the membership for their action as outlined in (C) and (D) below.
Not less than twenty (20) days nor more than forty-five (45) days after the decision of the Hearing Panel, a special meeting of the voting membership of the Association shall be held, and the sole business of the meeting shall be to consider the charges against the Officer/Director who is the subject of the petition and to render decision on such petition.
The special meeting shall be noticed to all voting Members at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting and shall be conducted by the President of the Board unless the President’s continued service in the office is being considered at the meeting. In such case, the next ranking Officer will conduct the meeting. Provided a quorum is present, a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the Members present, and voting shall be required for removal from office.